Oluremi Tinubu, a senator and wife of leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria,Bola Tinubu, and four other senators escaped death by the whiskers in Ibadan on Wednesday after angry mob attacked their convoy
The senators were travelling by road, led by police escorts, following the grounding of flights in airports across the country as a result of the strike declared by labour unions to protest government’s cut of subsidy on fuel. According to an eyewitness, the mob damaged five cars belonging to the senators, including police escort vans leading the convoy.
“The cars’ windscreens and windows were shattered and the senators’ valuable belongings were stolen by the mob,” an eyewitness said. Mrs. Tinubu was on the trip with Olugbenga Ashafa (ACN Lagos state), Babafemi Ojudu (ACN Ekiti state), Babajide Omoworare (ACN Ekiti state) and a yet to be identified senator.
They all got stranded in Lagos Airport on Tuesday, missing the senate’s first plenary for the year. They were hoping to risk the potholes-ridden bad road to Abuja and catch up with at least one plenary for the week. When contacted on telephone, Mr. Ojudu complained he was not in “the right frame of mind” to narrate details of the incident. The senators escaped the attack unhurt and areheading back to Lagos to recover from the trauma.
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Oluremi Tinubu, 3 other Senators Escape Death in Ibadan
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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I Think Isaac Newton got it right with the law of momentum. Actions and reactions are always equal and opposite. If the people now see the government as their enemies, I think it is a big bad luck for them
ReplyDeletenow is time for the people to react no longer on subsidy removal but on corruption among govt. officials, this is just the beginning
ReplyDeleteHard for me to say it serves them right
ReplyDeletePls Johnathan freeze the assets of all the thieving politicians and return them to the people
Unless this is done nothing will work in this country
People are hungry and angry and these people are bleeding our treasury dry
So sad
I think Ngozi, Jonathan and rest of lootter senators can test their popularity by travelling on the same road where crocodiles (angry Nigerian) are doing festival. Arise Nigerian for revolution against hallmark of corruption.
ReplyDeleteWOT A PATRIOTIC NIGERIANS, that was a very good "action" taken against the action congress.it will serve as an example to the rest of political criminals, as they couldn't sacrifice the expense of their traveling to strike. i wish such act will be taken to others in "ASO ROCK" & house of REPs.LONG LIVE NIGERIANS,ALUTA CONTINUA!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Nigerians surfer so long without anybody listening to them.
ReplyDeleteThese politicians will learn how to fear God. They imposed themselves on us and take us for ride. I am sure next elections will be right time to flush these looters out of office.
Well done fellow Nigerians. Keep it up and never stop until the looters taste from the hardship we face for long time.
I just want to tell Jonathan dt he has reached his denouement. He is coming down nw. Lala to roke, ile lo n bo. He has stepped on many "heads" to get to wia he is today. Pay back time Jonathan. Be prepared!
ReplyDeleteThis government has not earned the right to implement a drastic decision as foolishly explained as the removal of subsidy. By making the masses suffer more in order to curb corruption? yet the leadership has made no effort to cut down the exhorbitant expenses of senators, top government office holders, tooth pick allowance, foot mat allowance, spoon and fork allowances distributed among themselves. These politicians do not understand the extent of anger of the Nigerian masses. The protest has gone way past oil subsidy removal; it's now a total display of the bitterness of the masses on the ineffective governance and incompetent leadership management.
ReplyDeleteA leader wants to curb corruption and did not deem it fit to first begin by managing corruption from his own household of senators and cabinets. What manner of leader would inflict pain on the masses in a claim to fight the corrupt few. It's a huge shame! Oma se o!!!
Kosi idariji fun jonathan, afi to ba p'okun so!
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